Funding

The work of IIASA is made possible through the generous support of a range of organizations and individuals that share the institute’s commitment to independent, interdisciplinary research into pressing global problems.

In 2017, IIASA continued its strategy of increasing investment in its research activities that began in 2011. This saw expenditure on research and scientific services grow by €1.4 million from just under €16 million in 2016, to €17.4 million in 2017. Since 2011 there has been an increase of 41% in research and scientific services. In 2017, the expected income, mainly from IIASA membership contributions, did not materialize as budgeted, hence IIASA had to draw on its financial reserves. After the closure of 2017, the reserves however remain at a strategic level of circa 25% of the annual budget.

The institute receives additional funding from contracts, grants, and donations from governments, international organizations, academia, businesses, and individuals. Between 2012 and 2017, this additional funding amounted to €52 million. This is part of a funding portfolio of €265 million — the total awarded to external projects featuring collaborations between IIASA and its member countries.

Summary

The institute’s annual budget in 2017 was €21 million, of which 58% was from research funding agencies in member countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. These diverse sources of income enable IIASA to perform research that is truly independent.

Research Funding Agencies

In 2017 IIASA membership contributions were provided by the following agencies:

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia

The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW)

The Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES)

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

Ministry of Finance, Egypt

Academy of Finland

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Germany

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia

Ministry of Finance, Japan

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

Accountant General’s Department of Malaysia

National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) and National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Mexico

Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)

The Research Council of Norway (RCN)

Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)

National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa

The Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (FORMAS)

Ukrainian Academy of Sciences

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK